NHTSA vehicle safety data

2008 Lexus GS460 Recalls & Complaints

The 2008 Lexus GS460 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns and 4 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Lexus dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Lexus GS460. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2008 Lexus GS460 owner complaints

Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Lexus GS460, describing incidents dated January 4, 2015 to January 4, 2016.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 1 complaint
Engine 1 complaint
Service Brakes 1 complaint
Traction Control System 1 complaint
Unknown or Other 1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control 1 complaint

Of the 4 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10817683 · Filed January 4, 2016
OCTOBER 2015 HAD BRAKES REPLACE DO TO BAD FRONT PADS/ROTORS AT FLOW LEXUS. DROVE AROUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO BREAK IN BRAKES. EVERYTIME I DEPRESSED BRAKES 90% OF TIME HEARD METAL TO METAL LOUD SCRAPPING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND I WAS IN MOTION. JANUARY 4,2016 TOOK AUTO BACK TO FLOW LEXUS. BRAKES…
ODI #10817421 · Filed January 2, 2016
ON TWO OCCASIONS MY GS460 LEXUS IN STATIONARY MODE WOULD NOT START. ON 1ST OCCASION TOWED TO FLOW LEXUS WHICH WAS CHARGED FOR APPROXIMATELY $65.00. THE 2ND TIME FOUR MONTHS LATER I WAS PUMPING GAS AT SAM'S AND THE CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD. A CUSTOMER GAVE ME A BOOST. I CALLED FLOW LEXUS THEY SAID TO…
ODI #10693733 · Filed March 11, 2015
MY CARS STEREO SOUND SYSTEM HAS ALLOT OF STATIC DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT ITS A FAULT FROM MANUFACTURERS AS MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR MARK LEVINSON SPEAKERS WHERE THE FOAM AROUND THE SPEAKERS FALLING APART. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE VSC ISSUE WHERE IT…

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Fuel Leak at Fuel Pressure Sensor/Fuel Pipe

NHTSA #14V647000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings · NHTSA notice

Reported October 15, 2014 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Potentially affected: 422,509 vehicles

Repair completion: 72.4% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified March 5, 2015

Defect description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.

Safety consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS

NHTSA #10V309000 · Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine · NHTSA notice

Reported July 6, 2010 · TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 138,874 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign ALE · Owners notified September 2, 2010 · Vehicles built September 28, 2007 – July 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.

Safety consequence

THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

Notes

TOYOTA RECALL NO. ALE.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2008 Lexus GS460. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

4 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Lexus GS460.

Service Brakes

ODI #10817683

Incident: January 4, 2016 · Filed: January 4, 2016

OCTOBER 2015 HAD BRAKES REPLACE DO TO BAD FRONT PADS/ROTORS AT FLOW LEXUS. DROVE AROUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO BREAK IN BRAKES. EVERYTIME I DEPRESSED BRAKES 90% OF TIME HEARD METAL TO METAL LOUD SCRAPPING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND I WAS IN MOTION. JANUARY 4,2016 TOOK AUTO BACK TO FLOW LEXUS. BRAKES RETESTED, LUBRICANT AND FLOW LEXUS STATED COULD NOT DETECTED THE NOISE. YET ON MY WAY HOME IN MOTION I DETECTED THE BRAKE NOISE AGAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE BRAKE SOUND IS HEARD WHEN I SLOW UP TO STOP AS WELL AS WHEN I SLOW UP TO TURN. THE SOUND IS SO LOUD OTHER PEOPLE TURN THEIR HEAD TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG.

Electrical System; Unknown or Other

ODI #10817421

Incident: December 15, 2015 · Filed: January 2, 2016

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY GS460 LEXUS IN STATIONARY MODE WOULD NOT START. ON 1ST OCCASION TOWED TO FLOW LEXUS WHICH WAS CHARGED FOR APPROXIMATELY $65.00. THE 2ND TIME FOUR MONTHS LATER I WAS PUMPING GAS AT SAM'S AND THE CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD. A CUSTOMER GAVE ME A BOOST. I CALLED FLOW LEXUS THEY SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED AND TO REPLACE BATTERY FOR $200.00. I PURCHASED MY BATTERY AT SAM'S. VEHICLE MAKING REAR END SOUND SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED CAR. WILL TAKE BACK TO FLOW LEXUS.

Vehicle Speed Control; Engine

ODI #10693733

Incident: January 4, 2015 · Filed: March 11, 2015

MY CARS STEREO SOUND SYSTEM HAS ALLOT OF STATIC DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT ITS A FAULT FROM MANUFACTURERS AS MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR MARK LEVINSON SPEAKERS WHERE THE FOAM AROUND THE SPEAKERS FALLING APART. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE VSC ISSUE WHERE IT COMES ON DASH ERROR AND SHUT THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF MAKING AUTOMOBILE TO PEEL OFF AND LOSE TRACTION. LAST ISSUE WHICH IS COMMON IS THE HEAD LIGHT SPRINKLER ALWAYS TURNING ON WHEN STARTING AUTOMOBILE WASTING WASHER FLUID. *TR

Traction Control System

ODI #10371866

Crash

Filed: December 20, 2010

I HAVE A 2008 LEXUS GS460 WHICH WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH NOT STARTING, ON TWO OCCASIONS IT NEEDED TO BE JUMP STARTED, ON THE SECOND OCCASION AFTER BEING JUMPED, I WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE TO THE LEXUS DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AGAIN. AS BEFORE, THERE WERE MANY "DUMMY" LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH BOARD, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO THE BATTERY BEING DEAD. AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY (ABOUT 30 MPH) TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY LEXUS STARTED TO FISH TAIL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE BUT I DID CRASH MY CAR INTO A SNOW BANK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND A MINOR CASE OF WHIPLASH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BATTERY HAD DIED BUT EVEN AFTER BEING JUMP STARTED STILL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO RUN THE TRACTION CONTROL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE REASON THE BATTERY KEPT DYING WAS DUE TO A LUMBAR SUPPORT BUTTON THAT WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. SO MY ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT I COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE UNBEKNOWNST TO ME MY TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING IN DECEMBER IN WISCONSIN ON ROADS WITH ICY PATCHES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW TO ME, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY A VEHICLE WOULD BE/SHOULD BE DRIVEN WITH OUT THE TRACTION CONTROL WORKING IF THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH IT. *TR

Other Lexus GS460 model years

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